Barbecue Baked Beans

Barbecue Baked Beans

Summertime is the perfect time to make, to serve beans and to eat baked beans. BBQ Baked Beans are Smokey, Spicy and Sweet equals the perfect recipe for making great beans. Here on Turnips 2 Tangerines we like our baked beans. A summertime back-yard barbecue just isn’t the same without some sort of baked beans served.

Has It All

This recipe has it all, smokiness from the bacon and liquid smoke, sweetness from the brown sugar, maple syrup, and molasses and the spiciness comes from the sriracha sauce, Worcestershire sauce and spices. Last but not least, the tomato flavor comes from the bbq sauce and tomato sauce. Depending on what type of bbq sauce you use, you can make these beans super spicy or mild.

Barbecue Baked Beans

Ingredients

1 pounddry great northern beans, sorted and soaked overnight

1 teaspoonbaking soda

1 poundturkey bacon, cubed

1 poundground beef, cooked and drained

1 smallonion, chopped

1 cupbarbecue sauce

1 cupbrown sugar

1/2 cupmaple syrup

1 (8 oz) cantomato sauce

1/2 cupmolasses

2 tablespoonsWorcestershire sauce

1 tablespoonsriracha sauce

1 teaspoongarlic powder

2 teaspoonsliquid smoke

1/4 cupyellow mustard

1/2 teaspoon eachsalt and pepper

2 cupsbean water

Cooking Directions

Sort beans. Place in a dutch oven and cover with water. Let beans soak overnight.

When ready to prepare beans, drain beans and cover with fresh water. Add 1 teaspoon baking soda, bring beans to a boil, boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, set a colander over a large glass bowl, drain beans, save water and set aside.

Place beans in a large earthenware bean pot.

In large bowl, mix remaining ingredients, stir until smooth. Pour over beans in bean pot. Pour 2 cups bean water over all or to cover.